F2F Class Notes (Nemo)
Vocabulary
omnivore (n): 1-an animal that is naturally able to eat both plants and meat
E.g.: A few tortoise species, such as the redfoot tortoise, are omnivores, which means they eat everything!
headstand (n): 1-the act of balancing upside down on your head, using your hands to support you
consumption (n): 1-the amount used or eaten:
E.g.: As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.
E.g.: We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road.
2-the act of using, eating, or drinking something:
E.g.: The meat was clearly unfit for human consumption (= not safe for people to eat).
E.g.: These products are not for national consumption, but for export.
civil (adj): 1- not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country:
E.g.: Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
E.g.: After ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government.
civic (adj): 1-of a town or city or the people who live in it:
E.g.: She felt it was her civic duty (= her duty as a person living in the town) to tell the police.
E.g.: The opera house is a great source of civic pride.
federation (n): 1-联邦. 2-a group of organizations, countries, regions, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government:
E.g.: the Russian federation
endeavor (v): 1-to try to do something:
E.g.: I endeavored to explain the legal consequences of his action.
endeavor (n): 1-an effort or attempt to do something:
E.g.: Writing is a very different endeavor than teaching.
ethic (n): 1- a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals:
E.g.: The ethics of journalism are much debated.
E.g.: He said he was bound by a scientist’s code of ethics.
exceed (v): 1- to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit:
E.g.: The final cost should not exceed $5,000.
E.g.: The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations.
E.g.: She was found guilty on three charges of exceeding the speed limit.
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